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Yang Ho Cho Appointed Advisor for ITTF
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Robert Livingstone on Tuesday, May 21, 2013  9:03am EDT
 
Yang Ho Cho, Chairman of Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was appointed Special
Advisor of Finance and Marketing by the International Table Tennis Federation
(ITTF)

Istanbul 2020 Plays Role In Youth Day Celebrations
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GB Staff on Monday, May 20, 2013  9:49am EDT
 
State ceremonies and sports events were staged nationwide Sunday in Istanbul
with the Istanbul 2020 bid playing a prominent role in the celebration of Youth

New Wrestling Rules To Save Olympic Wrestling
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GB Staff on Saturday, May 18, 2013  2:27pm EDT
 
FILA approved Saturday new, more fan-friendly rules, and removed the word
"acting" from the title of its new president Nenad Lalovic, who was elected
president

Sochi 2014 Medals Presented At SportAccord
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GB Staff on Saturday, May 18, 2013  2:24pm EDT
 
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee is to present Olympic and Paralympic medals
in St. Petersburg May 30, during the 11th SportAccord International Convention.
A record

Ser Miang Ng Wants Games in Africa, Member Visits to Bid Cities Reviewed
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Robert Livingstone on Thursday, May 16, 2013  3:45pm EDT
 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Ser Miang Ng, who on
Thursday became the second candidate in the race to succeed current IOC
President Jacques

Nanjing 2014 Youth Games On Track
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GB Staff on Thursday, May 16, 2013  7:47am EDT
 
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission concluded its
fourth visit to Nanjing and said Nanjing is well on track to deliver successful
Games next

Singapore's Ser Miang Ng Declares Candidacy for IOC Presidency
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Robert Livingstone on Thursday, May 16, 2013  6:02am EDT
 
Ser Miang Ng of Singapore has become the second declared candidate for the
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  In Paris Thursday,
current Vice

Unions Support Madrid 2020 Bid
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GB Staff on Tuesday, May 14, 2013  8:43am EDT
 
Leaders of Spain's two most important labour unions gave their support Monday to
Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The leaders of Union

Madrid Thanks 2020 Bid Sponsors
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GB Staff on Monday, May 13, 2013  11:44am EDT
 
Madrid Mayor Ana Botella and Madrid 2020 bid President Alejandro Blanco,
expressed their gratitude to the corporate sponsors of the city's bid for the
2020

London Believes Istanbul Leading 2020 Olympic Bid Race
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Robert Livingstone on Monday, May 13, 2013  9:18am EDT
 
According to a report in the London Evening Standard Monday, London's City Hall
believes Istanbul is leading the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games.Mayor